Peasant Poppies

Hi there,

It is my gorgeous niece's 16th birthday next week (can't believe it!) so I made her a card using the Pleasant Poppies stamp.  I used some Early Espresso and Tempting Turquoise embossing powder.  I cut the letters out using the Perfect Print Bigz Die for the Big Shot.  Lucky her name is pretty short, so it fit in.

Boy's Cards

I have a few boy's birthdays in November and had a few cards to make.  This is a photo of a card I made for a boy a tutor.  I got the idea off Pinterest.  It uses a set called Perfect Pennants, combined with Gorgeous Grunge, Off The Grid and the Simply Stars set.

The letters were super easy to cut out using the Perfect Print Alphabet and Numbers Die for The Big Shot.

This one was really easy to make with the Alphabet Press embossing Folder.  I rolled a Brayer along the inside if the folder (so the ink would pick up the negative side of the Whisper White Cardstock.  I used a combination of Burmuda Bay and Whisper White Cardstock.

Ness xx

Christmas Classes, 2014

I will be holding three different classes this Christmas.  I'd love you to come along and see what you can create with your own two hands.  In this age of 'e-cards' and group emails, it is a little impersonal to receive one.  When you send a handmade card to someone, I believe it shows 'hey, I care about you'.

Christmas Card Making

Thursday, 20th November 7pm & Saturday, 22nd November, 3pm, 2014 

We will be making 6 cards, of three different designs (or you can pick your favourite design and make 6 of the same.)

Cost:  $20 which includes all materials and matching envelopes.

Advent Boxes

Come and make your own handmade Advent boxes.  Put a special treat inside each of the tiny boxes for each of the days of December.

Thursday, 27th November, 7pm & Saturday, 29th November, 3pm, 2014

Cost is $25 which includes all materials and tuition. (you can make an extra set for $15)

Card-in a Box

Come and make two of these gorgeous card-in-a-box. Post it like a normal card, yet in folds out to a lovely 3D decoration.

Thursday, 4th December, 7pm & Saturday, 6th December 3pm, 2014

The cost is $20 which includes all materials and tuition.

Hope you can make one (or all) of these classes.  Please RSVP:  Vanessa Cook 0402 276 324 or email cookv3@tpg.com.au

Ness xx

Christmas Box Card

This card is copied from Debra Hole, who is a fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  I saw her at a market a little while ago and just loved it.

This is another box card and I found the instructions for these on another demonstrator's site called "Stampin' T'.   You can find it on YouTube if you type in 'Box Card'.  She is an Aussie demonstrator, so her measurements enable you to fold it down and post the card in a normal envelope.

The patterned paper is from 'Trim the Tree Designer Series Paper Stack, which is a set of 48 pieces of paper in card size, which makes it perfect for card making.  The trees are from The Festival of Trees Stamp set, which I cut out with the matching Tree Punch.  The house in the middle is from the set Holiday home, also easily cut out with the Homemade Holiday Framelits Dies.

If you would like to learn how to make this card (well two of them) please come along to my class, which will be held in my home at Wahroonga on Thursday, 4th December at 7pm and repeated on Saturday, 6th December at 3pm.  Please email me at cookv3@tpg.com.au if you'd like to come.

Ness xx

Baby box card

Hi there,

I haven't added to my blog for so long but am still alive and well making cards.  I wanted to share this one as I have jumped on the bandwagon that is box cards.

Box cards are pretty cute and are good for baby cards, Christmas, anything, really.

I made this for a friend that is attending a baby shower, so I hope she likes it.

This is made from the Zoo Babies set, although the monkey is from a retired set call Fox and Friends as I liked the bigger image of the monkey.  The sentiments are from a lovely new set called Baby We've Grown.

I went to Office works to get some clear acetate sheets (you need to buy the document cover strength ones as the old overhead projector sheets are too weak.)  I then cut the acetate sheets into 1cm strips, to somewhat suspend the animals, so that when you shake it, the animals bounce around.

I will be running card in a box classes in late November

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Ness xx

Knox Christmas Markets-tonight

Please come along and see me tonight at the Knox Christmas Markets.  It is always a lovely night.  I will be there with some cards (lots of them).

Around the World

I thought I would create this card for my nieces that are heading off to Vanuatu to celebrate the end of the HSC and the end of high school.  I didn't put a greeting on it as I thought I'd keep it broad.  I used the colours I wouldn't normally put together, however, the Designer Series Paper led me in the right direction.

New Cardmaking Classes

UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS.....

To help you plan your crafting time, here are the dates I have scheduled for my Card Classes up until December:

Saturday, 19th October, 2pm- Birthday Cards
Saturday, 9th November, 2pm- Birthday Cards
Saturday, 16th November 2pm- Christmas Glitter
Saturday, 30th November 2pm- Christmas Cards
Saturday, 7th December 2pm- More Christmas cards!

Classes are held at my home (4/1A Isis St, Wahroonga) and take 2-3 hours.

The cost of each class in $20 which includes all materials to make 6 cards and matching envelopes (2 each of three designs)

Pre-payment by direct deposit is required to secure your booking.  ANZ- Vanessa Cook BSB 013304 Acc No. 337865958

there needs to be a minimum of 4 participants to go ahead.  I will contact you a few days before the class to confirm.

Give me a call on 0402 276 324 or email me on cookv3@tpg.com.au

Cupcake Punch

Hi there,

Has it really been July since I last posted?  I have been holding classes and making cards, but not blogging!

I found this card as I was on Pinterest and changed it ever so slightly.  This was designed by a lady in America whose blog is called Simple Stamping.  I just loved the look of it!  The colours used are:  Pool Party, Strawberry Slush, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla.

I used the cupcake punch for the scoops and cherry and the pennant punch for the cone.  The Simply Scorred scorer to give a nice boarder to the card.  I used a framelits set  (Labels Collection) to cut the decorative background, with my new Big Shot magnetic platform.  The magnet inside it keeps the framelits in place as you cut it, which is really handy.

We will be making two of these cards (as well as 4 others) at my next cardmaking class on the 19th October at my house, in Wahroonga.  Please contact me on 0402 276 324 or on cookv3@tpg.com.au if you'd like to come.

Wheel Stamps..

A big thankyou to those of you who came to my catalogue launch last Saturday.  We used some new things, such as the new Bermuda Bay colour, some new embossing folders and stamps.  The card above was super easy to make as we used the new Stampin' Wheel stamp called Butterfly Collection.

You can use the Stampin' Wheels for lots of things, such as wrapping paper or even making a cheap table runner and just rolling it down the centre.  If you add an ink cartridge the ink just keeps going and going!

We also made this card too, using the new Baroque Embossing Folder and the Beautifully Baroque individual stamp.  We heat embossed it using the Melon Mambo embossing powder.  I love heat embossing as it makes the image slightly raised with a nice gloss to it.

If you'd like to order anything from the new catalogue, please press the 'Shop Now' box at the top right hand corner of this blog.  Please use the hostess code UMVYZACS in the Hostess Code box so I can keep a track of the orders.

Thanks so much,

Ness xx

New Catalogue Launch 2013-2014 Sat, 20th July

It's finally here!  New colours, new stamps, punches, inks and paper.  Please come along to my Stampin' Up! Catalogue Launch on Saturday, 20th July at 2pm.

We will be trying out some new stamps and colours as well as our new 'Simply Pressed' Clay.  It is white and you dye it using your re-inker.  So simple and I love how it matches everything!

You'll also see the new colours 'in the flesh! Here they are...

Please call me on 0402 276 324 or email me at cookv3@tpg.com.au if you can make it.  The cost is $20 and you will receive a shiny new catalogue to pour over and make some creations with the new stuff.  Hope to see you soon.

Cardmaking Class Saturday week- 22nd June

Hi there,

With the weather getting colder, spending an afternoon crafting is so much fun.  We will be using the set Stippled Blossoms.  The class will be held at my house at Wahroonga, so please contact me on 0402 276 324 or cookv3@tpg.com.au if you'd like to come.

We will be making three designs (two of each design) as well as envelopes.  It's great to have some cards on hand for those birthdays that tend to creep up on you!

You don't have to be 80 to get this card!  The stamp is so versatile, you can choose any age for the cards.

This is a really simple card, that could have a variety of purposes.

This is a lot of fun to make and super-quick too!

Card Class this Thursday Night

I have made three cards for my card class this Thursday night.  All three of them are made using the Stippled Blossoms set.  It is a really lovely set, that my friend, Anne Farrar, recommended to me.  She made the most gorgeous card that she let me copy.

Stippled Blossoms is called a two-step stamping set.  That means you stamp an image with a light colour first and then use the second stamp in a darker colour and it gives a lovely darker outline.

The first card is made with three images from the Stippled Blossoms set and then fussy cut.  Fussy cutting is a fancy word for 'hand cutting'!  I put the background through the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and cut the oval out with the Oval Framelits.  I then stamped the greeting with the set: Memorable moments.  It's a great set, as you can stamp any age greeting to make a card for a special occasion.

The second card is an ode to two retiring colours; Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy.  It was super easy to make.  I just stamped the greeting from the set Field Flowers and the flower from Stippled Blossoms.

For the third card, I wanted to use the paper doilies in the Seasonal Catalogue.  I stamped the background using the Netting background stamp.  The two colours used were Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose.

As I mentioned, I will be holding a class this Thursday night (7pm, 30th May) and I will repeat the class on 22nd June at 2pm.  We will be making 6 cards with matching envelopes for $20.

Please email me on cookv3@tpg.com.au if you'd like to come along.

Ness xx

Blog Hop

Welcome to our StampInkPaper Team Mother's Day Blog Hop.  A blog hop is where you 'hop' from blog to blog linked by the same theme, you may have arrived here from Carolyn Campbell-McLean's blog, or just happened upon the tour by chance.  Our theme is of course Mother's Day.  Each of our team members have made a card using Stampin'Up! products.

My Mum is a woman of simple taste- no frills or flowers for her!  I knew she would love something so plain and simple.  I saw a card similar to this on Pinterest (a great way to spend 5 hours).  The card was inspired by Amiee Cretsinger.  It was made by using three shades of green using a stamp from the Betsy's Blossom set.  I then punched out the images with three sizes of circle punches (2 1/2", 1 3/4" and 1 1/4").  I used Stampin' Dimensionals to give the tree some depth.  I then attached a red  (Real Red) heart using the Small Heart Punch.  The trunk was hand cut and I ran it through the big shot using the Woodgrain Embossing Folder.  The 'Mum' greeting was from a versatile stamp set called For My Family.  I love how it it a set that spells 'Mum' like we do here in Australia.


When you have finished here, you can continue the hop through the link at the end of this post to the next team member's creations.

Lost?  Here's a list of links to all the participants so you can find your way again.

Vanessa Cook - www.stampness.blogspot.com
Michelle Dyson - www.stampinkpaper.blogspot.com
Clare McIlhatton -  http://craftycowcreations.blogspot.com.au/
Anne Farrar - http://stampinannies.blogspot.com.au/
Marilyn Scholz- http://marilynscholz.typepad.com
Carolyn Campbell-McLean - http://carolyncampbell-mclean.blogspot.com.au/
Karen Fowler- http://karenfowler61.blogspot.com.au


You'll find lots of great ideas as you hop through the chain of our different team members’ fantastic blogs.  Why not add my blog to your "follow" list, or subscribe to my newsletter for info about my upcoming events.

Want to win some Free Stuff?  Simply leave a comment on each blog in the hop and then email Vanessa and let her know you’ve done so and you’ll be in the running for a fantastic prize of handmade cards plus other goodies from each of the participants.  SU demonstrators are not eligible, but we'd love to read your comments!

Next up on the hop is Michelle Dyson,  enjoy the rest of the tour.

Betsy's Blossom in Red, White and Blue

I love to colour combination of red, white and blue.  I made this card using the sets Betsy's blossom and Itty Bitty Banners.  The colours are Real Red, Midnight Muse.  I mounted the bird on some Stampin' Dimensionals, to make it stand out more.

I am over in Adelaide at the moment for work, having a great old time.  I just wish I had brought some card making to do in my hotel room.  I made the one above when I was on a work trip to Perth.  Housekeeping must think it's a little strange to see a production line of 12 half made cards in the hotel room!

Have a great week!

Ness xx

Summer Silhouettes

This was the first time I had tried the set Summer Silhouettes and I like it!  The flower stamps are separate
 to the leaves and stems, so you can stamp different colours.  The background of this card is one of our In Colours called Raspberry Ripple.

Ness xx

Pleasant Poppies

I am just loving this stamp at the moment, it is just one big stamp, but looks really beautiful in just one colour.  I have made quite a few of these in different colours, but red is my favourite.  I also stamped the back of the envelope, which adds a nice touch.

This stamp is also very easy to emboss with.  I have done some effective ones by stamping onto Early Expresso card and then dusting with Melon Mambo. 

I have been selling lots of cards at fetes and a lot of people ask me for cards with no greeting.  I had never thought of this!  So this one is a great one to have no greeting.

Ness xx

Aviary for Wedding Thankyous

I have been busily making thankyou cards for my friend, Jane's wedding.  I helped her make her wedding invitations (all 70 of them) and knew she would run out of time to make some thankyou cards for her guests.  As her colour scheme was Baja Breeze (light blue) and white, I made the above design in those colours.  I started off with 2 birds in the cage, but it looked like they were trapped by marriage.  I then put one in the cage and a tall one outside of the cage, then it looked like he was keeping her captive!  Then I thought: "Am I reading too much into this?"

Probably.

Above are the same design in different colours- Island Indigo & Tangerine Tango.

Ness xx

Versatile Bigz Alphabet Simple Letters

My friend Maria is an Easter baby.  I remember she would always get Easter eggs as birthday presents! I decided to make a big deal out of her birthday this year and had some girlfriends over for dinner the other night.  She was so thrilled when she saw her name on the cakes.

This was so easy to do.  I used the Stampin' Up! glitter paper and cut out the letters using the Bigz Simple Alphabet Letters on the Big Shot and sticky taped them to toothpicks.

Happy Easter everyone, and Happy Birthday, Maria!

Upcoming Classes and Events

UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS.....

To help you plan your crafting time, here are the dates I have scheduled for my Card Classes up until mid July:

Date	Type of class/event	Stamp set/products we will use
Sat, 6th April - 2pm	Vintage Butterflies	Perfectly Penned, Papillon Potpourri and Big Shot machine
Sat, 4th May - 2pm	Mother's day and Family	For My Family, World's Greatest
Thurs 30th May - 7pm	Masculine Cards	World's Greatest, for my family
Sat, 22nd June 2pm	Winter Birthdays	French Foliage
Thurs, 4th July 7pm	Baby & Congratulations Cards	A Fitting Occasion
Saturday, 20th July	Catalogue Launch	Lots!

Classes are held at my home (4/1A Isis St, Wahroonga) and take 2-3 hours.

The cost of each class in $20 which includes all materials to make 6 cards and matching envelopes (2 each of three designs)

Pre-payment by direct deposit is required to secure your booking.  ANZ- Vanessa Cook BSB 013304 Acc No. 337865958

there needs to be a minimum of 4 participants to go ahead.  I will contact you a few days before the class to confirm.

Give me a call on 0402 276 324 or email me on cookv3@tpg.com.au